Mrs. Ding teased, "It seems you're going to the United States to be a money-giving boy."
Wenwen was a little proud, "So if the Americans don't treat me, the money-giving boy, well, I won't give them money.
Mrs. Ding smiled. "Don't worry, I've already contacted the Chamber of Commerce there. They'll help us connect when the time comes. We definitely won't let the Americans cheat us."
Wenwen said gratefully, "Mrs. Ding, thank you so much. If it weren't for your help, we would be unfamiliar with the United States and wouldn't know where to start."
They stayed in Hong Kong for one night and flew to the United States the next day.
When everyone walked out of the airport, two overseas Chinese drove to pick them up.
After introducing each other, I learned that these two people were Chinese who immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong. They set up a Chinese trade union in the United States. Generally, people who come from Hong Kong to do business will ask them to learn about the local situation, so they are very familiar with the United States.
The president’s surname is Gu, and with him is his assistant whose surname is Dai.
Chairman Gu learned that they needed a large amount of equipment. He said, "Tomorrow I will take you to a place where the equipment is very complete and the price is very reasonable."
Yu Xunting said politely, "President Gu, I am so grateful to you. If it weren't for you, we would have no idea and no way."
Chairman Gu had already learned the identities of these two people from Mrs. Ding. He didn't dare to be arrogant. "You are too polite. This is my job scope. I should thank you. The union can get a lot of profits from your business."
Wenwen likes his straightforwardness, and a relationship of interest is more solid.
As they were talking, they arrived at the hotel where they were staying. President Gu said to them, "I'll pick you up tomorrow."
After watching Chairman Gu leave, everyone returned to the room. Mrs. Ding said to them, "Do you want to go for a walk? I'm quite familiar with this place. I'll be your guide."
Wenwen shook her head. "Let's not go out for a walk. It won't be too late to go out for a walk after we finish our work."
She didn't want to go out. Although the United States was more prosperous and developed than her own country, she had no interest in shopping. In this country that advocates freedom, who knows where those Japanese spies were hiding in the dark?
Song Zhiqing also said, "I thought the United States was so developed and prosperous, but it's actually not much different from Hong Kong."
Mrs. Ding checked the time and said, "It's getting late. It's almost dinner time. Should we stay in the hotel or go to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown for dinner?"
There is a street in the United States that is populated entirely by Chinese, so it is called Chinatown. 80% of the people there are immigrants from Guangdong Province and Hong Kong, and most people in Chinatown speak Cantonese.
Wenwen said, "Let's ask a few men if they want to go out to eat or try American food in the hotel?"
After discussion, they decided to stay in the hotel and taste the local specialties.
In fact, what Yu Xunting considered the most was that the safest thing was not to leave the hotel and go to places with a lot of people, as this would make it easy for people to take advantage of you.
Before leaving, the Secretary-General called him and said, "Wei Wen shouldn't have been allowed to take such a risk in the United States. They had just shut down the bacteriological research facility left by the Japanese invaders, and the spies were desperately trying to destroy the data. In their eyes, Wen Wen was someone they wanted to eliminate as soon as possible, so he had to ensure her safety at all costs."
The next day, President Gu drove to pick them up and took them to a place where equipment was sold.
A middle-aged white man with blond hair and blue eyes received them. President Gu introduced him in English. Although the middle-aged white man tried his best to show enthusiasm and kindness, contempt could still be seen in his eyes.
Wenwen did not reveal that she could speak English. She wanted to see what kind of person President Gu was. If he was reliable, she could directly entrust the union to purchase any equipment she needed in the future.
The middle-aged white man was a little surprised when he heard President Gu say that they needed to buy a large amount of equipment. In recent years, many Chinese had come to buy equipment, but they were always very stingy and only bought one or two production lines at most. Therefore, the impression that Chinese gave to Americans was that they were poor, very poor, and that even food and clothing were a problem.
Wenwen suggested to see the equipment first, and the American named Emmett readily agreed.
Everyone followed Emmett to a large warehouse. The warehouse, covering over ten acres, was filled with a wide variety of equipment.
Wenwen looked at these devices with envy. Even if they were old goods discarded by others, they were the equipment they needed most now.
She looked at the full equipment with envy and almost drooled.
Emmett looked at them with a look of innocence, his eyes flashing with contempt. He said to President Gu, "President Gu, your business is going from bad to worse. Why are you hanging out with poor people?"
The union has always had business dealings with Amit, but the people President Gu brought before were from Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the ones who buy equipment are big families, and big families represent wealth that ordinary people cannot compare with.
Chairman Gu was a little annoyed. He said, "Emmett, there's no need to talk about other trivial matters. If you don't want to do this business, then I will go to Mr. Meier. I believe Mr. Meier will be very happy."
Emmett's expression softened upon hearing this. He said, "No, Mr. Gu, I was just saying that. I'm certainly happy and welcome to have you bring a guest. You're my best friend."
President Gu snorted coldly.
Seeing this, Emmett pulled him aside and whispered, "Mr. Gu, you see these people don't know anything. This batch of goods is large, so I'll raise the price a little, and then we can split the difference equally. What do you think?
Wenwen saw them whispering to each other, she pricked up her ears and heard the foreigner asking President Gu, she also wanted to know what President Gu would do?
Chairman Gu suppressed his anger and whispered, "Emmett, who do you take me for? I only take what's due to me. I will never harm my compatriots. Also, please speak respectfully from now on. My compatriots are not someone you can casually disdain."
Wenwen couldn't understand whether the two of them were playing a double game, or whether President Gu was just such an upright person?
Wenwen said to Chairman Gu, "Chairman Gu, let him name a price. How much does it cost to build a production line for instant noodles?"
She remembered that in 1973, my country spent a huge sum of 4.3 billion yuan to purchase a large amount of equipment in the United States. When the problem of food and clothing had not yet been solved, the whole country tightened its belt to squeeze out this money. It is conceivable how much the Chinese people wanted to get rid of poverty.
Emmett, seeing that they were talking about serious matters, said seriously, "My beautiful lady, you are buying a large quantity. I will give you the actual price, 600,000."
Wenwen was shocked. Wow, the Americans are taking advantage of the Chinese and asking for $600,000 for an old thing that they consider trash.
Wenwen said it was too expensive and that second-hand goods were not worth the price.
Emmett explained, "The production line is purchased as a complete set, including equipment for production, packaging, quality inspection and other links, as well as related costs such as personnel training."
Wenwen was silent for a long time before she said, "Personnel training, I require two of our technicians to participate in the training."
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